On 6/04/2011 mattjr wrote:>I discovered that the imperial equivalent for t-nuts and bolts are cheaper>and much more readily available than metric. I have used Keables and Metrobolt..>both Melbourne based.

Keables is the goer. If u get a chance walk thru the joint. If u ask nice enough they will let ya. Lotsa things that twist and turn!

Howdy, I am able to build woodies and also paint to look like the rock of choice. I have built several few years back then got to busy working in construction so now I am back into climbing and can build what ever you want (pending budget:)

This is less of a woody and more of a small cave in our humble climbing gym at my old high school. Its only just been built after 4 years of negotiating (and pleading) with the principle. It was designed by my wife many years ago and needless to say she is stoked to finally see her design built and ready for some abuse.

The initial design.

The cave in relation to the rest of the gym. The gym also has two overhangs at 30 and 45 degrees just out of picture on the right.

The cave.

The first problem is set!

Now we're just waiting on some matting and some spare time to get into it!

On 28/07/2011 widewetandslippery wrote:>ODH dont you have the heart to tell sabu what you think of his bouldering>(training to rest) wall?

I was wondering where he found those giant 2.5m tall garbage bins?.............cause for a second I thought they were normal size garbage bins, and he'd built a little hobbit cave which provides 3 move problems for midgets. But surely no one who hangs out on chocky would be that stupid?

On 28/07/2011 davidn wrote:>Looking at marine so AA glue and a/a panels. Why would you go thicker>bones? Torsion issues or just general feeling of insecurity?

I can't see why you would need marine grade. I used 17mm, think it was C/D. More important is the way it is braced. Phil Box told me not to over engineer it and that was the best advice I got - typically hobbyists build too heavy. I framed in 100 X 50 hardwood because I had a lot lying around. Next time I would use 75X35 pine on edge with no worries. If you want to see it built and you're in outer eastern Melb. PM me and you can see it built. I also have a device for holding the drill square that sort of works like a plunge router so that you can drill all your sheets at once and keep the holes perpendicular - which is important for the T nuts. If you get to the construction stage, your welcome to loan it too.

On 28/07/2011 One Day Hero wrote:>On 28/07/2011 widewetandslippery wrote:>>ODH dont you have the heart to tell sabu what you think of his bouldering>>(training to rest) wall?>>I was wondering where he found those giant 2.5m tall garbage bins?.............cause>for a second I thought they were normal size garbage bins, and he'd built>a little hobbit cave which provides 3 move problems for midgets. But surely>no one who hangs out on chocky would be that stupid?

You're not taking into account the fact that from where the garbage bins are there is a 1.75m step down to the floor of the cave.

BTW in your woodie can you climb from the start of a boulder problem all the way through a roof, overhang and onto a 10m face? No? I didn't think so..! :P